Emperor dragonfly  (Anax imperator)

Emperor dragonfly nymph

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Emperor dragonfly nymphs, three colour forms

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Emperor dragonfly nymph underwater

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Emperor dragonfly nymph using its jaws to capture a larva

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Emperor dragonfly larva feeding on tadpole

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Larva of emperor dragonfly feeding on alevin

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Adult emperor dragonfly emerging

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Emperor dragonfly emerging

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Emperor dragonfly chrysalis shell

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Immature emperor dragonfly, wings not fully opened

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Immature emperor dragonfly drying wings

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Freshly emerged emperor dragonfly

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Immature male emperor dragonfly

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Female emperor dragonfly

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Emperor dragonfly

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Male emperor dragonfly

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Emperor dragonfly

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Emperor dragonfly on a leaf of cattail in a pool

© Pierre Huguet / Biosphoto

Emperor dragonfly

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Emperor dragonfly

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Emperor dragonfly

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Emperor dragonfly, close up of wings

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Emperor dragonfly in flight above water

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Emperor dragonfly in flight

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Female emperor dragonfly

© André Maurer / Biosphoto

Emperor dragonfly drying its dew-covered wings

© Sébastien Herent / Biosphoto

Emperor dragonfly in flight

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Female emperor dragonfly bending the abdomen to indicate not ready for mating

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Emperor dragonflies mating

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Female emperor dragonfly laying eggs in submerged aquatic vegetation

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Emperor dragonfly ovipositing in water

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Female emperor dragonfly in flight after egg laying

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